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Save On Your Electricity With A Few Simple Steps

15Feb2018

Everyone wants to save money. But not everyone is fully committed to doing so. Often, it’s the simpler things that have the most impact on your back pocket. Not buying bottled water or takeaway coffees is a big one!

But what about electricity? We all use it, but do we use it effectively? Keep reading to learn more about standby power and how it affects your quarterly bills.

While standby power uses the least amount of electricity in the home, turning off standby power is the easiest way to save money.

It’s simply a matter of flicking a switch. Standby power accounts for around 3% to 10% of overall household electricity usage.

Assuming the average Australian daily usage of 20kWh, turning off standby power could reduce your power consumption by between 219kWh and 730kWh per year.

At 26c per kilowatt hour, that’s a saving of between $57 a year and $190 a year. That’s easy money to keep in your pocket.

Electronics that use standby power include:

TVs

DVD players

Gaming machines

Audio equipment

Pay TV / satellite boxes

Computers and laptops

Peripheral equipment (printers, speakers etc.)

Mobile phones / chargers

Washing Machine

Dryer

Dishwasher

Microwave

Other small appliances

The rule for saving money on standby power is simple: If it’s not in use, turn it off at the power point on the wall.

If you have multiple items that you use at the same time (like the TV and DVD player for instance), plug these into a power board. That way you only have to flick one switch to turn off multiple electronics at once.

On the other hand, it may be better to plug less frequently used electronics into a separate socket so that they needn’t even be switched on when you’re using something else.

By turning off electronics and appliances that have standby power when you’re not using them, you’re stopping the waste. Because what’s the point of paying for electricity if you’re not using it?

Saving electricity doesn’t just benefit your hip pocket. It reduces the consumption of our limited natural resources and reduces greenhouse gas emissions as well. That makes it a win-win all round.

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